Data Structures and Algorithms COMP9024 26T0

Lab location change for tomorrow

Posted by Michael Thielscher Wednesday 04 February 2026, 01:15:40 PM.

Please note that all labs will be in a different location tomorrow (Thursday 5 February, Week 5):

• Bongo ⇒ Brass Lab
• Lyre ⇒ Kora Lab
• Tabla ⇒ Sitar Lab

Please ensure that go to the right lab location at your usual time. All these labs are in the adjacent building K-J17, on level 3 (above the lecture theatre).

The reason is that there is a good chance of excruciating noise in K17 from the demolition of the second balcony during the day.

Mid-term test result

Posted by Michael Thielscher Thursday 29 January 2026, 01:00:39 PM.

Your mark for the midterm test is now available through cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~give/Student/sturec.php or from your CSE account using

9024 classrun 26T0 -sturec

You can also look at your auto-&manually marked answer to the programming question, again either by logging into cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~give/Student/sturec.php , or by using

9024 classrun 26T0 -collect midterm_q5

The average for question 5 was a bit lower than expected. I suspect that not having access to VS Code during the midterm made things harder for everyone. VS Code needs to be explicitly installed for each individual exam, and while I wanted it for ours as well, this was unfortunately not actioned this time. I only became aware of this too late, and then all I could do at the last minute was add the instruction on how to open an editor.

I will ensure that VS Code is available for the final exam.

Kudos to the following students for scoring 21 or higher given the level of difficulty of this midterm test:

Yu, Dian
Chen, Zehao
Guo, Jialin

Well done, and congratulations to everyone else who achieved a good result!

Welcome to COMP9024: Data Structures and Algorithms

Posted by Michael Thielscher Friday 02 January 2026, 01:50:27 PM.

Dear COMP9024 Student,

Welcome to this year's summer course.

Please note that our course will begin next Tuesday 6 January from 10am-12noon in Ainsworth G03 (Building K-J17).

Meanwhile check out the course webpage webcms3.cse.unsw.edu.au/COMP9024/26T0/ . Have a look at the " Course Overview " to learn more about the contents of the course, the assessment structure and recommended textbooks.

See you on Tuesday,
Michael